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Glossary of LGBTQ+ Terms Adapted from UC Davis’S LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary Glossary of LGBTQ+ Terms Adapted from UC Davis’s LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary http://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary.html Ally: A person who confronts heterosexism, sexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and heterosexual privilege in themselves and others out of self•interest and a concern for the well•being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people and believes that dismantling heterosexism, biphobia, transphobia and genderism/cis•sexism is a social justice issue. Advocate: a person who actively works to end intolerance, educate others, and support social equity for a marginalized group Allosexism: The system of discrimination and exclusion that oppresses asexual people. Androgyne: A person with physical traits of male and female Aromantic: is a person who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others and/or a lack of interest in forming romantic relationships Asexuality: A sexual orientation generally characterized by not feeling sexual attraction or a desire for partnered sexuality. Asexuality is distinct from celibacy, which is the deliberate abstention from sexual activity. Some asexual people do have sex. There are many diverse ways of being asexual. Bathroom Solidarity: a supportive action that may be desired by some trans individuals in which a cisgender individual accompanies or escorts a trans individual to a public bathroom. Don’t assume this is required or desired, but feel free to ask. Bigender: Having two genders, exhibiting cultural characteristics of masculine and feminine roles Biphobia: fear or hatred of people who are bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, or nonmonosexual. Biphobia is closely linked with transphobia and homophobia. Bisexual: A person whose primary sexual and affectional orientation is toward people of the same and other genders, or towards people regardless of their gender. BlaQ/BlaQueer: Folks of Black/African descent and/or from the African diaspora who recognize their queerness/LGBTQIA+ identity as a salient identity attached to their Blackness and vice versa. (T. Porter) Coming Out: “Coming out" describes voluntarily making public one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity. It has also been broadened to include other pieces of potentially stigmatized personal information. Terms also used that correlate with this action are: "Being out" which means not concealing one's sexual orientation or gender identity, and "Outing, " a term used for making public the sexual orientation or gender identity of another without permission. Cisgender: a gender identity, or performance in a gender role, that society deems to match the person’s assigned sex at birth. The prefix cis­ means "on this side of" or "not across." This term is used to avoid “othering” trans people. For example, “Trans” versus “Normal” people. Cissexism/Genderism: Is the belief that there are, and should be, only two genders & that one’s gender or most aspects of it, are inevitably tied to assigned sex. In a genderist/cissexist construct, cisgender people are the dominant/agent group and trans/ gender non-conforming people are the oppressed/target group. Cross Dresser (CD): A word to describe a person who dresses, at least partially, as a member of a gender other than their assigned sex; carries no implications of sexual orientation. Has replaced “Transvestite” Demisexual: an individual who does not experience sexual attraction unless they have formed a strong emotional connection with another individual. Often within a romantic relationship. Dominant/Privileged/Agent group: Members are privileged by birth or acquisition, who knowingly or unknowingly exploit and reap unfair advantage over members. Drag King: A person (often a woman) who appears as a man. Generally in reference to an act or performance. This has no implications regarding gender identity. Drag Queen: A person (often a man) who appears as a woman. Generally in reference to an act or performance. This has no implications regarding gender identity. Empowerment: When target group members refuse to accept the dominant ideology and their subordinate status and take actions to redistribute social power more equitably. FTM (F2M): Female•to•male transsexual/transgender person. Femme: Historically used in the lesbian community, it is being increasingly used by other LGBTQIA people to describe gender expressions that reclaim/claim and/or disrupt traditional constructs of femininity. Gay: A sexual and affectional orientation toward people of the same gender; can be used as an umbrella term for men and women. Gender: An individual’s basic self­conviction of being a woman, man, or another gender. This conviction is not contingent upon the individual’s biological sex. This also has no bearing on the individual’s sexual orientation. Since gender is socially constructed, concepts of what gender is vary greatly across cultures and across time. Gender Expressions: How one expresses oneself, in terms of dress and/or behaviors that society characterizes as "masculine" or "feminine." Gender Fluid: A person whose gender identification and presentation shifts, whether within or outside of societal, gender-based expectations. Being fluid in motion between two or more genders. Genderism: Is the belief that there are, and should be, only two genders & that one’s gender or most aspects of it, are inevitably tied to assigned sex. In a genderist construct, cisgender people are the dominant/agent group and trans*/ gender nonconforming people are the oppressed/target group. Gender Outlaw: A person who refuses to be defined by conventional definitions of male and female. Gender Nonconforming (GNC): people who do not subscribe to gender expressions or roles expected of them by society. Genderqueer: A person whose gender identity and/or gender expression falls outside of the dominant societal norm for their assigned sex, is beyond genders, or is some combination of them. Gender Variant: A person who varies from the expected characteristics of the assigned gender. Heteronormativity: The messages in our culture that suggest that traditional sexual orientation, gender identity, and family structure are more “normal” than other identities. That is, messages that say that heterosexuality is more normal than any other sexual orientation, being cisgender is more normal than being transgender, and that a family with both a mom and a dad is more normal than any other family structure Heterosexism: The assumption that all people are or should be heterosexual. Heterosexism excludes the needs, concerns, and life experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people while it gives advantages to heterosexual people. It is often a subtle form of oppression, which reinforces realities of silence and invisibility. Heterosexuality: The sexual orientation that is generally presumed or expected of a person. When a man is only attracted to women, or a woman is only attracted to men. Homophobia: The irrational hatred and fear of LGBTQIA people. In a broader sense, any disapproval of LGBTQIA people at all, regardless of motive. Homophobia includes prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and acts of violence brought on by fear and hatred. It occurs on personal, institutional, and societal levels. Homophobia is closely linked with transphobia and biphobia. Homosexual/Homosexuality: An outdated term to describe a sexual orientation in which a person feels physically and emotionally attracted to people of the same gender. Historically, it was a term used to pathologize gay and lesbian people. Internalized homophobia: The fear and self­hate of one’s own lgbtqia identity, that occurs for many individuals who have learned negative ideas about LGBT people throughout childhood. One form of internalized oppression is the acceptance of the myths and stereotypes applied to the oppressed group. Intersectionality: A term coined by law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw in the 1980s to describe the way that multiple systems of oppression interact in the lives of those with multiple marginalized identities. Intersectionality looks at the relationships between multiple marginalized identities and allows us to analyze social problems more fully, shape more effective interventions, and promote more inclusive advocacy amongst communities. Intersex: People who naturally (that is, without any medical intervention) develop primary or secondary sex characteristics that do not fit neatly into society's definitions of male or female. Many visibly Intersex people receive surgeries in infancy and early childhood to make the individual’s sex characteristics conform to society’s idea of what normal bodies should look like. Doctors often place pressure on the parents to give the child these surgeries, and sometimes the surgeries are performed without the consent of the parents. Intersex people are relatively common, although the society's denial of their existence has allowed very little room for intersex issues to be discussed publicly. Hermaphrodite is an outdated and inaccurate term that has been used to describe intersex people in the past. Latinx: [pronounced “La-TEEN-ex”] a non-gender specific way of referring to people of Latin American descent. Other commonly known ways of referring to people of Latin American descent are Latinos, Latina, Latin@, Latino. The “x” at the end replaces “o” and “a” which have been gendered suffixes, it moves beyond terms like Latino/a & Latin@, which still reinforce a gender binary. Lesbian: A woman whose primary sexual and affectional orientation is toward people
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